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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
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I read it, and I still stand by what I said. How about the countless immigrants who came to this country and had nothing? It still sounds like an excuse to me. Yes, slavery was a horrible thing and that's putting it lightly. Yet others manage to come from nothing and emerge with something. And they don't resort to crutches such as Affirmative Action. What does Affirmative Action teach us? That no matter how smart you are white kid, that other kid will get that scholarship, that advantage, simply for being a different race.